While a 2024 poll indicated New Yorkers’ overwhelming support for New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act for terminally ill people (M.A.I.D), the act had not been approved by the legislature each time it had been presented,...more
8/6/2025
/ Advance Directives ,
Civil Liberties ,
End-of-Life-Care ,
Health Care Proxies ,
Hospice ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Patient Rights ,
Physician-Assisted Suicide ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Legislatures
While we may know better, an 18-year-old is generally considered an adult under New York law. Many of those 18-year-olds will be heading off to college in the next couple of months. Parents’ rights to make decisions for their...more
7/1/2025
/ Adult Children ,
Beneficiaries ,
Estate Planning ,
Health Care Proxies ,
Incapacitated Persons ,
Inheritance ,
New York ,
Power of Attorney ,
Tax Planning ,
Trusts ,
Wills